Melton v. Pensacola Bank & Trust Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Kentucky. Action at law by the Pensacola Bank & Trust Company against R. E. Melton. J. S. Thornsberry, J. B. Ramsey, J. R. Ramsey, K. J. Ramsey, C. H. Ramsey, and D. H. Sharp. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
SANFORD, District Judge.
This is an action at law brought by the Pensacola Bank & Trust Company, a Florida corporation, against R. E. Melton and other plaintiffs in error, all citizens of Kentucky, on a promissory note for $5,467.50, together with another note for $5,000.00, as to which the plaintiff was subsequently permitted to dismiss the'suit without prejudice and which is not now' involved. There was a trial by jury. At the conclusion of all the evidence each side moved the Court for peremptory instructions in its favor. The defendants’ motion was overruled, and under peremptory…
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